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anniversary
an·ni·ver·sa·ry A0317000 (ăn′ə-vûr′sə-rē)n. pl. an·ni·ver·sa·ries 1. The annually recurring date of a past event, as of personal or historical importance: a wedding anniversary; the anniversary of the founding of Rome.2. A date that follows a certain event by a specified amount of time: his six-month anniversary of quitting smoking.3. An event at which an anniversary is celebrated.
[Middle English anniversarie, from Medieval Latin (diēs) anniversāria, anniversary (day), from Latin, feminine of anniversārius, returning yearly : annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]anniversary (ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ) n, pl -ries1. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year: a wedding anniversary. 2. the celebration of thisadj3. of or relating to an anniversary4. recurring every year, esp on the same date[C13: from Latin anniversārius returning every year, from annus year + vertere to turn]an•ni•ver•sa•ry (ˌæn əˈvɜr sə ri)
n., pl. -ries,
adj. n. 1. the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event. 2. the celebration or commemoration of such a date. 3. a wedding anniversary. adj. 4. returning or recurring each year; annual. 5. of or pertaining to an anniversary. [1200–50; Middle English anniversarie (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin (diēs)anniversāria anniversary (day), Latin anniversārius recurring yearly =anni-, comb. form of annus year + vers(us), past participle of vertere to turn + -ārius -ary] anniversary birthday">birthday1. 'anniversary'An anniversary is a date when you remember something special that happened on that date in an earlier year. It's our wedding anniversary today.They celebrated the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.2. 'birthday'Don't refer to the anniversary of the date when you were born as your 'anniversary'. You call it your birthday. On my twelfth birthday I received a letter from my father.It was 10 December, my daughter's birthday.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  anniversary - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)day of remembranceday - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"birthday - an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)jubilee - a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)wedding anniversary - the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)semicentenary, semicentennial - the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)centenary, centennial - the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)sesquicentennial - the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)bicentenary, bicentennial - the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)tercentenary, tercentennial, triennial - the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)quatercentenary, quatercentennial - the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)quincentenary, quincentennial - the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)millenary, millennium - the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)bimillenary, bimillennium - the 2000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
anniversarynoun jubilee, remembrance, commemoration the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ho Chi MinhAnniversaries| Year | Traditional | Modern |
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| 1st | Paper | Clocks | | 2nd | Cotton | China | | 3rd | Leather | Crystal, glass | | 4th | Linen (silk) | Electrical appliances | | 5th | Wood | Silverware | | 6th | Iron | Wood | | 7th | Wool (copper) | Desk sets | | 8th | Bronze | Linen, lace | | 9th | Pottery (china) | Leather | | 10th | Tin (aluminium) | Diamond jewellery | | 11th | Steel | Fashion jewellery, accessories | | 12th | Silk | Pearls or coloured gems | | 13th | Lace | Textile, furs | | 14th | Ivory | Gold jewellery | | 15th | Crystal | Watches | | 20th | China | Platinum | | 25th | Silver | Sterling silver | | 30th | Pearl | Diamond | | 35th | Coral (jade) | Jade | | 40th | Ruby | | 45th | Sapphire | | 50th | Gold | | 55th | Emerald | | 60th | Diamond |
Translationsanniversary (ӕnəˈvəːsəri) – plural anniˈversaries – noun the day of the year on which something once happened and is remembered. We celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary. 周年紀念日 周年纪念日AcronymsSeeannivanniversary
Synonyms for anniversarynoun jubileeSynonyms- jubilee
- remembrance
- commemoration
Synonyms for anniversarynoun the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)SynonymsRelated Words- day
- birthday
- jubilee
- wedding anniversary
- semicentenary
- semicentennial
- centenary
- centennial
- sesquicentennial
- bicentenary
- bicentennial
- tercentenary
- tercentennial
- triennial
- quatercentenary
- quatercentennial
- quincentenary
- quincentennial
- millenary
- millennium
- bimillenary
- bimillennium
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